Carryall for automobiles.



C. G. ELY. CARRYALL FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION men Ausxzo. m1.

1,259,381. Patented Mar; 2, m

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

gwuentoz CARRYALL For? AUTOMUBIYES."

-APPL|CATION HLED AUG.20. 1912.

1,259,381. Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

2 HEETS-SHEET 2.

- by a crpss-strip 1*; which is demo CHARLES C. ELI, OF WEST HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

GARBYALL FOR AUTOMOBILES.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES C. ELI, a citizen of the United States, residing at West Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State 6 of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carryalls for Automobiles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to luggage carriers of the type adapted for attachment on the rear of automobiles, and the primary object of my invention is to provlde a. simple and highly efiieien-t device of this character which shall be easily accessible when the top of the automobile is folded as well as when in sheltering position.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the carrier or Carryall that portions thereof may be advantageously used t term a table.

the drawings,

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my improved carryall with its supporting ibmeketsfi Y 2 shows in erspective the rear of an mnto mobi:le with e carrya'll attached, the eing lowered to form a table.

Specification of Letters Patent.

portinglegs maintaining the parts at an Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

Application flied August 20, 1917. Serial No. 187,172.

is to be noted that access may readily be had to the entire area of the carryall by disconnecting the strip-retaining 7o hasps 15 from the sides and removing the strip 14 Which will carry with it the door 1? and by turning the door 13 on its p vot. :Any suitable lock 24 may be provided whereby a rigid connection may be had between the door 13 and the strip 1&1 when it is desired to open both the doors together.

In Fig. 2 I have shown the doors 12 and 13- 2-116. the strip 14 opened to form a'table, sup- S0 appropriate level; When so used arms 21 of the legs 20' may be passed throu h cleats 22 on the doors so as to firmly 110 d these Fig, 3 is a sectional view, the back parts, the cleats serving the purpose of hen closed position, the arrows and dotted .89 indicating the manner of opening portions of the bac Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing the thrown wide open. Reterring to the drawings, 1 designates to the rear of which are sobI-ackets 2 which form a support tor improved The letter 18 shown s eomprising horizontally disposed to and members send 4, sides 5, and a back a. The Longitudinal-edges of the top and members. jadiaeent the automobile -.osz e-pron ided with strips 7 of felt or other matchrpreventing ma er el terio oft-he .oarryIaH may be divided into a 1mm her of compliments. to receive food and v .201 other articles. For this purpose pm mhly employ shelves 8, at theirends by strips 9 secured to sides 5. If desired the shelving may be omitted so as to haye' but-a single compartment.

. The o'arryall-is closed by a front 10 ineluding upper-and lower hinged doors 12 13,.the door 12'tnrning, on hing 1y to the .carryaii by a 15 1.. eb end oithe behahmgedi es in the normal use of the doors. so

The advantages of my invention will be apparent. It is manifest that my improved carryal l is readily attached for carrying baskets or bundles or camping outfits and that by the use of the particular form of closure access into one part of the oarrya'il may be had without interferingwith the other compartments. f

I claim as my invention;

1. In a carryall for automobiles adapted 96 to be divi'dndfinto compairtments, a closure ineludinga pluralit- .ofdoors, a stria hasp at either end of sairi -strifiorvdetac ahly securing it to said carryal' one of saiddoors hinged to a fined art of the carryall 1'00 and the other hawihgf inged engagement with said d I ablb strip to permit access to be sop" y had to the several compartments 1 2. In a. cerryail for autumn iles adapted to 106 be divided into co mpartmen a closure including a plurality of doors, a horizontal strip adapted to be detechabiy secured to said carryall by means of hasps, the lower of said doors being hinged horizontally to aifiqfj part of the eerryall antitheother with said dotaehavble strip, and supporting members adapted to be secured to said doors to con vert said doors and detachable strip into a table when turned on the hinges of the door secured to the fixed part of the carryall.

3. In a carryall for automobiles adapted to be divided into compartments, a closure including a plurality of doors, a detachable strip grovided with hasps for securing it to part of the Carryall, one of said doors being hinged to said slrlp and the other of said doors being hinged to a fixed portion of the cnrryall, and :i look member for detachubly conneeting the second door with the detachable strip whereby both of said doors may be opened as an entirety.

n testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

CHARLES C. ELI. 

